Scaling parts

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Scaling parts lets you make changes to the size of an object after you finish creating it. By changing the scale, you get an idea of its finished dimensions -- as well as any size-specific problems in the design -- before you start manufacturing. With this online course, you'll learn how to scale parts using the Scale option in the Mold Tools menu of SOLIDWORKS.

…Scaling can be applied to sketches or bodies.…In this movie, we'll cover scaling bodies.…The command uses a center point to scale around, and in some…instances, we need to set up new origins to scale it correctly.…We also have the option to use the sentry of the part.…Scaling is primarily used when you're doing mold parts and you…might need to account for material shrinkage or some other issue.…Or you just want to make a little bit bigger or smaller part of your design.…If you go up here to Features,…notice there's no scale up here.…So we need to go and actually add in that toolbar.…

So scaling is actually, if you right-click on Features, come down here to Mold…Tools, and turn on Mold Tools to make sure you have that tab available.…Under Mold Tools, we have a whole lot of other…tools we just don't have time to cover in this course.…But one of them I do want to cover is Scale.…Go ahead and click on Scale.…You can scale about the Centroid or the Origin or a Coordinate System.…So you can choose any one of those. I'm going to choose the Centroid.…

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12/9/2013

SOLIDWORKS is the world leader in 3D software for product development and design. Start creating manufacturing-ready parts and assemblies, as well as detailed drawings and bills of materials. In this course, author Gabriel Corbett shows how to create 2D sketches that will become the basis for your 3D models. You'll use the Extrude and Revolve tools to turn 2D sketches into 3D parts, then create more complex geometry with sweep and lofts. Then learn how to use the cut features to remove material and shape parts, and use mirroring, patterning, and scaling to modify parts. Next, you'll combine parts into movable assemblies and subassemblies. Finally, you'll create accurately annotated drawings, complete with itemized bills of materials that relate the final parts and assemblies to a manufacturer.